Stardockâs claim that it holds 10% of the PC digital download market have been shrugged off by two of the companyâs main competitors, Direct2Drive and GamersGate.
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âUnfortunately I canât give you any specific numbers on titlesâ, he adds, âthough in many, many cases we know that GamersGate sell as many units as Steam for the mid-size segment of titles. For AAAâs we sell anything between half to a quarter. With a few exceptions they sell more than that. This is information we get from publishers direct from the source â their digital distribution teams.â
Meanwhile, Direct2Driveâs Sutton Trout told Gamasutra âStardockâs recent assessment of its service [that Impulse holds a clear number two position in the digital distribution space] is misinformation at best. An NPD report from earlier this year refutes Stardockâs claim outright and clearly identifies Direct2Drive as a top-performer.â
So, now that three of Steamâs main competitors have sounded off, what do we now know about the PC download market that we didnât before?
Well, aside from the fact Impulse wonât be getting many Christmas cards from Direct2Drive and GamersGate this year, we know that for at least one of these companies (GamersGate), the reason they donât release sales figures is down to NDAs signed with their publishers. So if you want hard numbers, you know who to blame.
Oh, and we also know that none of this bickering involves serious competing with Steam, leading us to believe that the PC sceneâs pecking order is Steam first, daylight second, and these guys jostling over the last spot on the podium.
